Mix together flour, curry powder, and soy sauce; coat bananas and fish with this; set aside. Heat oil in skillet. Stir-fry celery until crisp; set aside. Add butter to oil; saute bananas until golden, about 1 minute on each side. Sprinkle bananas with half of lemon juice; remove to serving dish. Saute fish in oil/butter […]

An inspired and inexpensive seafood hors doeuvre. salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Combine tuna, butter, lemon juice and Tabasco in a food processor or blender, process until mixture is smooth. Transfer to a bowl, add shrimp, pimiento and capers, mix well. Season with salt and pepper, taste and adjust seasoning (pate must be […]

Preheat oven to 275. Finely dice salmon; chill thoroughly & process in processor. Beat in whipped cream. Keep cool. Heat butter in pan. Add shallots & cook until soft. Add cream & reduce until thick. Strain through sieve. Add lobster, salt & pepper. Generously grease 4 timbali molds. Cover bottom & sides with salmon mixture. […]

Chop shrimp and set aside. Add vegetable to oil and cook, uncovered, until wilted. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly for about 15 minutes. Add 1-1/2 cups water. Add salt and pepper. Add sugar; cook over medium heat for about 40 minutes stirring occasionally. Add shrimp and cook 20 minutes more. Dissolve cornstarch in […]

Toast bread on one side; trim off crusts and cut bread in half. Butter un toasted sides; cover with a layer of seafood, then ketchup and top with cheese. Place canapes on a baking sheet under the broiler. Broil until the cheese is melted and the canapes are heated through. Makes 12 canapes.

CUT OFF TIP AND STEM of tomatoes; remove seeds and core. Slice tomatoes into flat slices; lay each slice flat. Cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch strips, pile strips; cut horizontally in 1/4-inch pieces. Reserve on a plate in refrigerator, covered. Chill 4 plates. In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, combine juice, 1 tablespoon green peppercorns […]

Mix soy sauce, garlic, ginger and pepper and marinate the monkfish for several hours in the refrigerator, turning once. Transfer fish to a broiler pan and broil for 8-10 minutes until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve with brown rice and a green vegetable.

Catch a sea cucumber, the flavour is well worth the effort. Rip it open and remove the long, thin white muscles that run lengthwise down the middle, and discard the rest. Cook muscles for a few minutes until they look done, then mince, grind or whip them in a blender. Drain and use as follows. […]

Chop lime leaves. Juice lemon. Heat stock and add lime leaves, lemon grass, ginger, Nouk Mam & lemon juice. Bring to a low boil, stirring well. Add seafood & coconut milk. Simmer at just below boiling until seafood is cooked, stirring constantly. Add chilis at the last moment. Serve with lime wedges and steamed rice.

Procedure: Keep live crabs on ice until ready to can. Wash crabs thoroughly, using several changes of cold water. Simmer crabs 20 minutes in water containing 1/4 cup of lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of salt (or up to 1 cup of salt, if desired) per gallon. Cool in cold water, drain, remove back shell, […]